### 336

You soon discover a muddy footpath that wends its way through an acre of reed beds. The loud nocturnal croaking of Chai frogs can just be heard above noise of the howling wind. On the far side of the reed beds you come to a small shack perched on wooden stilts. Candlelight illuminates its solitary window. The door of the shack creaks open as you approach and you see an old man silhouetted in the doorway. He gives a friendly wave and beckons you to climb the ladder to his humble home.

He kindly offers to you shelter you from the storm, but you tell him you are on your way to Dwala and must press on.

‘You no reach city that way,’ he says. ‘Path flooded not far from here. You go east, join highway instead. That best way to Dwala.’ You thank the old man for his advice. As you are about to set off across the waterlogged grassland, he calls out:

‘You want buy Laumspur?’ he asks. ‘I got Laumspur. You look like you need Laumspur!’

This old Chai Wet-lander has three potions of Laumspur which he is willing to sell for 60 Ren (6 Gold Crowns) per potion. Each potion takes up one space in your backpack and restores 4 ENDURANCE when swallowed after combat.

Turn to 345.